The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2136
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
7:44 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.55° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.71° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.